welcome back to Day 11 of the 12 Days of Christmas Card Video Tutorials! I am excited to show off a few different styles using the same two stamp sets to show you how versatile stamps can be. I also wanted to show off how you can mix in non-holiday stamps to stretch your stamps to a whole new level. Today I created clean and simple, traditional and elegant style cards.

For these cards, I used the Halftone Stars Stamp by Altenew along with the Evergreen Sketch stamp which is a beautiful layering stamp that I actually used in last year's series. Both stamps are very versatile and can be used on numerous occasions. You can use the halftone stars for birthdays or celebrations and the Evergreen Sketch for tree and forest scenes.

For the card above, I stamped the star in the centre of the card. I imagined it to be the star on top of the tree. I took the third layer of the Evergreen tree and stamped it along each indent of the star in versa mark ink and embossed it in gold. On the star points, I laid down some Nuvo Drops that matched the embossing powder. The sentiment is from the Holiday Wishes stamp but you can substitute any Christmas sentiment. Although, it is a recommended set because it has great sentiments for the insides of cards.

For the two cards above, I created a traditional card with green evergreen trees. These gorgeous layering stamps give it a dimensional look but it's not super realistic looking. I like the playfulness of the layers. For the third card, you can't get much more clean and simple. I die cut small stars from the Halftone Stars stamp and added them in the shape of tree. The Persian Blue colour is very striking.

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Those are fantastic, I was looking for some easy inspiration for a group of non card maker girls that want o have a go at making some Christmas cards. These would not overwhelm them or take too long to make.

Thanks for sharing Justine! I love the dimension you get with layering stamps on my projects! I too like to invest in stamps that could potentially be used all year round. There is alot to be said for versatility!

Fabulous cards!!! Thank you so much for doing this series Justine!! You have inspired me so much!! With thus being my first Christmas as a Card maker, I had no idea where to start!! You have helped me so much!!! Big Hugs!!!

Great idea for using one set of stamps for multiple cards. That tip really helps make our stashes last longer. I think the third card was my favourite. However, they were all beautiful. Thanks for the inspiration, take care Kari Villebrun

In these photos you can really see the stunning detail on the trees! Glad I saw these photos! The video was great too! Loved that you did three cards! Thanks for the inspiration on how to use our other sets of stamps for holidays!!

I think the Half Tone Star set (and Circles too) are so versatile and can be used for so many occasions. Great examples! And I love your last card the most for its creative use of the layering stamp!!!

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I'm Justine -I love everything papercrafting, especially making cards to send to others. I am an elementary school teacher and enjoy teaching both in the classroom and the craft room. I hope everyone finds something inspiring to create after reading!